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Uber Driver Held After Beverly Hills Hostage Standoff Tied to Attack on Deputy

License-plate cameras that scan for felony alerts led officers to the pickup in a dense shopping district.

Overview

  • Beverly Hills police found the gray Ford pickup Sunday afternoon after an automated license-plate reader flagged it, then a brief chase ended in a crash at Burton Way and Robertson Boulevard.
  • Authorities say the case began around 3 a.m. Sunday in Lennox, where the suspect allegedly hit a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy with his truck during a traffic stop, leaving the deputy with minor injuries.
  • The driver barricaded himself in the crashed truck with a woman inside, and she got out safely shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday after hours of negotiations.
  • Deputies took the suspect into custody around 2 a.m. Monday after using chemical agents, rubber bullets and a K-9, according to the sheriff's department.
  • Officials identified him as Uber driver Osvaldo Del Rio, set bail at $1,000,000, and said a search tied to the case turned up multiple guns and ammunition.